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Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest

Chris | 12.06.2008 22:18 | Guantánamo | Repression | Terror War | Sheffield | World

A protest was held in Sheffield on 11th June 2008 by the Sheffield Guantánamo Campaign to highlight the situation of Binyam Mohamed, the last UK resident in the illegal US prison at Guantánamo Bay and is potentially facing the death penalty.

Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest
Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest

Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest
Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest

Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest
Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest

Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest
Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest

Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest
Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest

Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest
Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest

Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest
Sheffield 11th June Guantánamo Protest


Some background about his case from  http://www.guantanamo.org.uk/ follows:

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* Binyam Mohamed is a 29 year old Ethiopian who came to the UK in 1994 as an asylum seeker. He lived in Notting Hill, West London, for seven years.

* In June 2001, he travelled to Afghanistan to see whether it was a 'good Islamic country or not'. After 9/11, he left for Pakistan. In April 2002, he tried to return to the UK but was arrested at the airport. For the next three months, he was imprisoned by the Pakistani authorities.

* In July 2002, he was transferred to American custody. The CIA flew him to Morocco where he was held for 18 months, during which time he was subject to torture and gross human rights violations. He eventually confessed to being involved in the 'dirty bomb' plot targeted at the US with Jose Padilla.

* In January 2004, he was rendered to Afghanistan where he was held in Kabul's notorious 'Dark Prison' for five months where he endured further torture. The Americans then took him to Bagram and then Guantánamo Bay in September 2004 where he has been held ever since.

* In November 2005, he was charged with conspiring to plot terror attacks against the US; the evidence for this was procured through torture in Morocco. He had a preliminary hearing in June 2006 but his trial was halted when, later in 2006, the US Supreme Court ruled that the trials were illegal.

* In August 2007, the British government made representations with the American government to have five British residents, including Binyam Mohamed, returned to the UK. The British government does not believe he poses a threat.

* In May 2008, charges were brought against Binyam and he currently faces the prospect of a military tribunal and, if convicted, the death penalty. He is unlikely to receive a fair trial at Guantánamo Bay.

* In recent months, Binyam Mohamed's physical and mental health has deteriorated considerably, to the extent that he has taken to smearing the walls of his cell with his own faeces. He is suffering from severe depression.

Take action!!

Binyam Mohamed has been held in Guantánamo Bay for three and a half years and has been subjected to nearly six years of abuse. He is currently facing a military tribunal at Guantánamo Bay and the death penalty if convicted. He has no hope of receiving a fair trial at Guantánamo according to his lawyers.

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See also these articles about his case:

New report details torture of Guantánamo prisoner Binyam Mohamed
Andy Worthington
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400790.html

As George Bush visits London, Reprieve tells Bush and Brown: Bring Binyam Back
Barney
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400920.html

Binyam Mohamed, British torture victim in Guantánamo: an update
Andy Worthington
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400383.html

Take URGENT ACTION for Binyam Mohamed!
London Guantánamo Campaign
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400074.html

Meeting Report: Binyam Mohamed: The Last Londoner in Guantánamo Bay
London Guantánamo Campaign
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400006.html

Binyam Mohamed’s letter from Guantánamo to Gordon Brown
Andy Worthington
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/399846.html

Guantánamo: Torture victim Binyam Mohamed sues British government for evidence
Andy Worthington
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/398635.html

Chris
- Homepage: http://www.guantanamo.org.uk/

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